Ambassador Greer, Policymakers Visit First Solar
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and several members of Congress visited the Ohio facilities of First Solar and Whirlpool last Friday during a tour of manufacturing plants.
Manufacturers strength:泭Following the visit, Greer泭泭CNBCs Squawk Box, from First Solars R&D and manufacturing campus, spotlighting the manufacturers he toured while emphasizing the importance of building up the sector in the U.S.
- We need people making stuff, he said. We need making it here [W]hen you lose manufacturing, you lose a lot of the economic security you have from having supply chains right here in America.
- So we do want these jobs, we want them in these communities. A factory like [First Solars] underpins not only the local economy but the families of the people who work here. So obviously we have to have these kinds of jobs.
- [For] most OECD countries, manufacturing is about 16% of their GDP. In America, [it] is 10%, and thats too low.
Rep. Latta says:泭Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), who attended the tour,泭, When companies like First Solar and Whirlpool invest in expanding American manufacturing, they create good-paying jobs, strengthen our supply chain resilience and help keep our nation competitive in Ohio and across the country.
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